08 April 2011

slipcovered furniture

I just love slipcovers. Easy, breezy, instant Coastal Style. With two English Bulldogs, I don't dare invest in upholstered furniture. And what better way to recreate a Coastal Living room, then with slipcovers? Have you ever seen an issue of their magazine, that doesn't feature at least one room with a white slipcovered sofa or chair?

The way I see it, you have two options for slipcovered furniture. 1) Pottery Barn. 2) IKEA.

I love (really love) the Pottery Barn Comfort sofa. When they say comfort, they mean it. But, I don't love the price tag. It's not so much the cost of the sofa, which is reasonable at $999, but it's the cost of the replacement slipcovers. I could pretty much buy a new sofa.

And then there is IKEA... They have alot of covers to choose from and lucky us, the white is the least expensive. At $49 for a sofa cover, I could just skip washing and put a new cover on. (Does that qualify as being earth friendly? I am saving water after all). And if they don't have a cover that fits your fancy, there are two companies I have found that create custom covers specifically for IKEA furniture.

I ordered some fabric swatches from Bemz (you can get 5 for free)﻿ and LOVE their 100% linen. I could totally get an IKEA sectional sofa (less than $1,000) and give it a custom look with a pure linen cover.

So ... you know what I'll be sketching and planning this weekend. A sectional sofa that 2 bulldogs, Mr. CV and I can kick back and relax on.

15 comments:

Love the shots. I have slip covers too but I am forever chasing the kiddos off as I too think the laundry would be horrendous. Trying to keep them clean for as long as possibleHave a great weekendBest Carolyn

great post. I went to PB yesterday to drool over my dream couch. I hope to replace my current one pretty soon and I just adore the look of neutrals for seating. My little dogs are teeny tiny shedders so the neutral color also helps camouflage that until I get the vaccuum out. Hope you are having a great weekend!

Love the photos and slip covers. We have a large sectional so I would either have to make one or have one made. Maybe one day I will tackle it but I am going to practice on a recliner that is pretty beaten up. :)Can't wait to see what you do. :)

I *just* ordered white slip covers to put over my couches last night from Macys.com! I have been looking and looking then I looked last night for fun and saw Macy's had them on sale! Reg $400 with promo codes I got all of it for $120 shipped! SOOO excited for them to come! I have 3 little kids and everyone tells me white slip covers are great because I can wash them w/ a little bleach as needed!

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coastal (\ˈkōs-tl\) adj. 1. the land near a shore. 2. the immediate area of view. Origin 1880-85view(\ˈvyü\) noun. 1. extent or range of vision. 2. the act of seeing or examining. 3. a mode or manner of looking at or regarding something. 4. a pictorial representation. Origin 1375-1425.

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